it was decided that the new sails would be identical , at the larger pitch . four 27 feet ( 8 @ . @ 23 m ) long whip ##s were cut from a ba ##ul ##k of pitch pine obtained from a demolished mal ##ting ##s at bury st edmund ##s . the whip ##s are 6 inches ( 150 mm ) square at their inner end . sail bars and up ##long ##s were made from modern pitch pine , selected for quality . the mort ##ices for the sail bars were cut . that at the heel of the sail being at 27 ° and that at the tip being 15 ° , decreasing by 1 ½ ° at each sail bar . three of
it was decided that the new sails would be identical, at the larger pitch. four 27 feet ( 8 @. @ 23 m ) long whips were cut from a baulk of pitch pine obtained from a demolished maltings at bury st edmunds. the whips are 6 inches ( 150 mm ) square at their inner end. sail bars and uplongs were made from modern pitch pine, selected for quality. the mortices for the sail bars were cut. that at the heel of the sail being at 27 ° and that at the tip being 15 °, decreasing by 1 ½ ° at each sail bar. three of